According to a new blog post on Crypton Future Media’s website, Crypton Future Media will be providing Hatsune Miku V3 VIVID and Hatsune Miku V3 LIGHT free of charge to users of Miku Append who buy Miku V3. More specifically, this applies to users who have registered their copies of Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Miku Append
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According to an official tweet last night and subsequent blog post this morning, Crypton Future Media had received many inquiries from users unable to activate their copies of Hatsune Miku V3, which had just been released yesterday. Yamaha, who runs the activation servers, also reported a similar situation last night. Shortly after noon, Crypton CEO
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To promote their upcoming iVIS mini video camera, Canon uploaded a series of videos onto YouTube of various professional musicians performing KurousaP’s hit song Senbonzakura. These videos are embedded on Canon’s website, and include performances from “piano magician” H ZETT M, vocalist group R&B Connection Crew, anime and game music singer Lia (who also provided
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During a product announcement event streamed live on niconico, Crypton has released more detailed plans regarding the upcoming release of Hatsune Miku V3 and Hatsune Miku English. There will be two packaged (hard copy) releases — Hatsune Miku V3 and Hatsune Miku V3 Bundle. The former will include five Japanese sound banks — Sweet, Dark,
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Can’t make it in person to Magical Mirai? Here are some other options: Attend one of the delayed screenings to be held by Live Viewing Japan in Hong Kong (1)(2), Taiwan, France, UK, Germany, USA, Mexico and Brazil. Latest updates are available on their official Facebook page. Watch it live on niconico. Premium users can
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【ニコニコ動画】【VOCALOID3】デモ音源β版/新プロジェクト【yamaha】 Today happens to be the first anniversary of galaco’s release (as well as Shibasaki Ko’s birthday), and Yamaha has posted a video featuring a beta VOCALOID3 sound bank. This sound bank is a collaboration between Yamaha and Stardust Promotion, the talent management firm to which Shibasaki Ko belongs. The video description states that the
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Amongst all the recent news regarding VOCALOID on Mac, INTERNET Co., Ltd. has also posted a press release detailing their plans for Mac conversions of their VOCALOID3 products Megpoid, Gackpoid, Lily and CUL. In September, they will begin the gradual process of offering free downloads of the respective Mac versions to currently registered users. Users
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Earlier today, Yamaha held a press event along with invited guest Itoh Hiroyuki (CEO of Crypton Future Media) at the Yamaha Ginza building; the event was also streamed live on niconico. During the event, Yamaha announced their “NEO” line of Mac/Windows VOCALOID products, including VOCALOID Editor for Cubase (VocaCu for short), VY1V3, VY2V3, Mew, Aoki
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As a last minute addition to Anime Expo 2013, Crypton Future Media’s US/EU Marketing Director Kanae Muraki held a panel on the afternoon of the last day to talk about Hatsune Miku, including several announcements. Topics covered ranged from an introduction to Hatsune Miku and the collaborative creative phenomenon associated with her to the latest
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Last Friday, Good Smile Company started their “2013 Summer Scale Figure Photo Contest” with figures as prizes for winning photos that feature GSC’s Scale Figure(s) that have or will have been released as of July 7, 2013. The deadline for submissions will be July 7, 2013 as well. Prizes will be determined by both a
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